If you are near a Barnes and Noble physical book store, until the end of day on 12/20/18, there is a coupon code promotion at the Barnes and Noble coupons page that gets you 20% off one item at a physical local Barnes and Noble brick and mortar store. Exclusions and restrictions apply as usual. Their stores will be open extended hours… Meanwhile on their website, the clock is ticking for Express shipping as we are just six days away from Christmas Day 2018…

Reading is fun-da-mental and Amazon is not the only bookseller out there! If you are fond of Barnes and Noble, coupon code WISHKIST gets you 20% off orders of $50+ in eligible items… And if you want to visit their B&M stores, over there you will find a printable 25% off one item coupon… The usual exclusions apply ~ they are detailed on their website… For more offers, check the offers at their aptly-named Coupons and Deals page…

One of the digital traditions of the Black Friday season is the Amazon Books coupon! This iteration of the promotion runs until 11/25/18 PM and gets you $5 off print book purchases of $20+ sold and shipped by Amazon itself, using coupon code NOVBOOK18. More details at the Terms and Conditions page…

Good until Monday night, coupon code FALL10 gets you 10% off your total online order at the Barnes and Noble website. Because Amazon is not the only book seller left in the world ^_^. The usual exclusions to the coupon apply. But that’s not all. IF you linger on that page, you may get a pop-under offer that gets you a 15% off coupon by e-mail for ONE item of your choice (if you join their e-mailing list)… So strategically you can use the 15% off on the most expensive item you plan to order, and then place a separate order using the blanket 10% off coupon…

If you like to read books on paper, you are in coupon luck! As part of the Prime Day festivities, coupon code PRIMEBOOKS18 gets you $5 off a book purchase of $20+ at Amazon Books. This is a limited time offer. This is the page with the Terms and Conditions…

On the other hand, if you prefer to read books in electronic format, they have various e-books on Prime Day specials…

Good until Wednesday at 11:59pm pacific, coupon code BOOKISH gets you $5 off the purchase of TWO printed books at the Barnes & Noble website. Exclusions apply to the coupon as usual. Some product types (ebooks, LEGOs, Nooks, gift cards, etc) are excluded from general purpose couponization.

Good until Wednesday night, coupon code SPRINGTOIT (translation: SPRING TO IT) gets you $5 off orders of $30+ at the Barnes & Noble website. Exclusions apply to the coupon as usual. Some product types (ebooks, LEGOs, Nooks, gift cards, etc) are excluded from general purpose couponization.

If you are interested in learning more about the Nikon N70, or you are just curious from afar about film SLRs, or you collect these because they look nice filling up a shelf (we don’t judge!), the USED Magic Lantern Nikon N70 SLR Film Guide goes for around $3.55 after the 20% off in-cart discount. Free 2-day shipping for Prime members or with a $25+ order.

PS: for more of the Amazon Warehouse Deals in-cart discounts, check our USED deals blog-posts of the last couple of days…

This coupon expired… Good until Monday night at 11:59pm pacific, coupon code 26BKEM gets you 26% off orders of all Photo Books (excluding Hudson Albums) at AdoramaPIX. Free shipping with orders of $49+. Cannot be combined with other offers, etc, etc.

IF you are looking to buy any photography/camera (or any other) books that have the same prices everywhere you look, coupon code HAPPYMARCH gets you 15% off one item your entire order at the Barnes & Noble website until Sunday night (3/4/18). Exclusions apply to the coupon as usual. Some product types (ebooks, LEGOs, Nooks, gift cards, etc) are excluded from general purpose couponization.

While price-checking some cameras I noticed another trap for potential customers. It seems like the content farms and the content-generating bots have discovered another source of revenue, camera guides. There’s a bunch of these low-quality low-price (just look at the customer reviews!) that are available on Amazon. For example this one author has e-published 94 of them! Look at the number of pages too, how much can you say about a complicated camera in 13 pages?

1. you can get read Kindle sample (typically the first few pages of the book)
2. if you go to the hardback/print version of the book, it may have “Look Inside” enabled. “Look Inside” often lets you jump all over the book, and that’s the best way to get a feel for it since you can read actual content, not just the beginning

PS: you can find out at any time how much no-rush shipping digital credits you have by doing to amazon.com/norushcredits – it’s easy to remember, no rush credits. As far as I know, there’s no way to tell ahead of time whether an ebook is eligible or not for no-rush-credits.

PS2: if you have any digital no-rush-credits in your account and/or promotional Amazon credits, they will be applied automatically towards the purchase before your gift card balance and credit card is charged. Some publishers may not allow digital credits to be applied towards the purchase of their ebooks, so YMMV. The order receipt/email will tell you for sure after the purchase.

IF you are looking to buy photography/camera/general books that have the same price everywhere, or they rarely get discounted, coupon code ILOVEBOOKS gets you 10% off your entire order at the Barnes & Noble website until 2/14/18 at night. Yes, a Valentinian coupon 😉

Exclusions apply to the coupon as usual. Some product types (ebooks, LEGOs, Nooks, gift cards, etc) are excluded from general purpose couponization.

If you are a fan of all things National Parks, and like to receive DRM-free eBooks, then you may want to check out the National Parks Humble Bundle. Running until next Monday mid-day (seven days from blog-posting date), you can pay anything you want, starting at $1 and receive National Parks related e-books. $1+ gets you five ebooks, $8+ gets you seven more, while $15+ gets you another seven, for a total of 19 ebooks. These are offered by Lonely Planet. The ebooks are DRM-Free, and are available to download in a variety of formats, so you can read them on any of the mainstream platforms. You can also donate a portion of your purchase towards a charity.

A new coupon is running at the Barnes & Noble website until Wednesday night 1/24/18. You get $5 off orders of $40+ OR $10 off orders of $75+ using coupon code SOMANYBOOKS over there. The usual exclusions apply.

PS: continuing to run is coupon code code STUDIOUS that gets you $10 off for EVERY $100 you spend on NEW or USED textbooks at Barnes and Noble. Their shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies as a textbook.

If you are looking to get a specific photography or camera book (or any other book) that has the same prices everywhere or rarely goes on sale, coupon code SNOWDAYS gets you 15% off one item at the Barnes and Noble website until Monday 1/15/18. Exclusions apply as usual.

If you are looking to buy textbooks, there are coupons for them at two online booksellers…

+ at Barnes and Noble, coupon code STUDIOUS gets you $10 off for every $100 in purchases of new or used textbooks. Maximum $500 purchase.

+ at Amazon by Amazon itself coupon code TEXT10 gets you $10 off a $100+ purchase until Thursday 1/11/18 at 3pm eastern
+ Amazon’s coupon is $10 off only, not $10 off for every $100 in purchases like Barnes and Noble

What is a textbook? for the purpose of these coupons, the shopping cart is the ultimate decider of what qualifies. Add books of interest to the shopping cart, and the shopping cart will tell you whether something is eligible or not.

The coupon extensions continue. Coupon code BOOKGIFT17 is running until Saturday 3am ET (unless extended yet another time) per the Terms & Conditions and it gets you $5 off physical book orders of $15+, sold and shipped by Amazon itself. Calendars and other things that fall under the “Books” store category umbrella are also eligible. The shopping cart is the ultimate decider. Strategically this is good for books that have the same prices everywhere, or rarely go on sale or some classics like “Understanding Exposure” by Bryan Peterson.

If you haven’t used this coupon yet, and haven’t found time to shop for books you want/need, fear not! Amazon has yet again extended the deadline of their $5 off physical book orders of $15+, sold and shipped by Amazon itself until Friday 3am eastern. The coupon code is the same, enter BOOKGIFT17 in the shopping cart. Calendars and other things that are filed under “Books” may also be eligible (eg audiobooks on CD ~ YMMV – the shopping cart is the ultimate decider on what qualifies).

Strategically this is good for books that have the same prices everywhere, or rarely go on sale. Some places to look for ideas:

Reading is fun-da-mental and the Barnes and Noble website is encouraging this another coupon, code WISHLIST gets you 25% off one item. Strategically this is a good idea for books that have the same prices everywhere or rarely get discounted.

But wait, there’s more! Barnes and Noble has over 90 leather bound Collectible Editions of various classics old and new, from Jane Austen to Star Wars and Dune and Alice in Wonderland and Lovecraft and more.

UPDATE: the coupon has been extended once again until Wednesday at 3am ET…

Checking the Terms and Conditions it looks like Amazon has extended the expiration date of this coupon ONCE AGAIN! coupon code BOOKGIFT17 gets you $5 off the purchase of $15 or more in Physical/Printed Books. Also eligible are photographic and other calendars, comic books, and sometimes even audiobooks on CD. You can add items of interest and coupon to the shopping cart and see what happens. The shopping cart is the ultimate decider of what’s eligible…

This National Geographic Reference Map (poster size, tubed) goes for $6.59 (limit four per customer) is also eligible for the coupon. For example, if you put three of these in your shopping cart, you pay $19.77 – $5 coupon = $14.77, making them under $5 per map.

Strategically this is good for books that have the same prices everywhere, or rarely go on sale. Some places to look for ideas:

The previously mentioned coupon code BOOKGIFT17 gets you $5 off the purchase of $15+ in Printed Books is also working on Photography Calendars, as long as they are sold and shipped by Amazon itself (not 3rd-party sellers). There are many sub-categories on the left hand side over there, including a Photography Calendars. The coupon expires on Thursday 12/14/17 at 11:59pm pacific.

Amazon is back with a printed books coupon! Coupon code BOOKGIFT17 gets you $5 off the purchase of $15 or more in Physical/Printed Books. The coupon expires on Thursday 12/14/17 at 11:59pm pacific, so you have plenty of time to decide. These are the Terms and Conditions. Books must be sold and shipped by Amazon itself, not 3rd-party sellers, not “fulfilled by Amazon”.

Other non-digital formats may also be eligible, eg comic books or audiobooks on CD. The only way to be sure is to add the items of interest to the shopping cart, and enter the coupon and see what happens.

Strategically this is good for books that have the same prices everywhere, or rarely go on sale. Some places to look for ideas:

Reading is fun-da-mental and the Barnes and Noble website is encouraging this with a pretty good Green Monday promotion: coupon code GIFTS4ALL gets you 20% Off Your Order, and you also get free standard shipping even if your order total is under $25 and you are not a B&N member. Strategically this is a good idea for books that have the same prices everywhere or rarely get discounted.

As usual, coupon exclusions apply. The 20% off coupon cannot be combined with the 12 Days of Christmas sales or any products or brands that do not allow couponing. Coupon expires on Tuesday at 3am ET.

Part of their 12 Days sale is a 30% Off Toys & Games sale. This sale is factored in on their website, there’s no coupon code to enter. You cannot combine it with the 20% off coupon.

But wait, there’s more! Barnes and Noble has over 90 leather bound Collectible Editions of various classics old and new, from Jane Austen to Star Wars and Dune and Alice in Wonderland and Lovecraft and more.

The National Geographic Store is having a new promotion, 50% off select Books, DVDs and select Maps. Offer does not apply to Personalized Kids Books (2004403, 2004402, 2004404, 2004405). The discount is applied automatically at checkout. Offer expires 12/11/17 at 11:59pm pacific. Free shipping with orders of $75+.

But wait, there’s more! Barnes and Noble has over 100 leather bound Collectible Editions of various classics old and new, from Jane Austen to Star Wars and Dune and Alice in Wonderland and Lovecraft and more

The Barnes and Noble website has its own Cyber Monday coupon as well, use coupon code SHOPALLDAY to get 15% off your entire order. The usual coupon exclusions apply. Coupon expires on Tuesday at 3am ET.

Not eligible for the coupon but they are on sale, the Barnes & Noble Cyber Monday sales, their 7 inch Nook Tablet goes for $40, while their NOOK Glowlight 3 e-book reader goes for $100. This e-reader has an actual Night Mode!

But wait, there’s more! Barnes and Noble has over 100 leather bound Collectible Editions of various classics old and new, from Jane Austen to Star Wars and Dune and Alice in Wonderland and Lovecraft and more

The coupon has been extended by a day… Ending on Tuesday at 3am eastern is the “use it or lose it” $5 off a print book order of $20+ at Amazon Books using coupon code GIFTBOOK17 in the shopping cart. eBooks are not eligible. Books must be sold and shipped by Amazon. Good use of this is books that rarely go on sale, or have the same prices everywhere.

Like clockwork, Amazon has brought back their Prepaid Kindle Unlimited promotions. You can prepay for one year for $80~, or for two years for $144. You pay the full amount upfront. On the 1-year plan, it averages to $6.67/mo, while the 2-yaer plan averages to $6/mo.

Kindle Unlimited has expanded a lot since it started. You can now find a lot of photography related books, search for the topics of interest (eg DSLR or Photography or Camera) in any Kindle page and filter for Kindle Unlimited in the left sidebar and you’ll see them.

Reading is fun-da-mental! The Amazon holiday season coupon is back! Use coupon code GIFTBOOK17 for $5 off a purchase of $20+ in print books (not ebooks) at Amazon Books.

The coupon expires Sunday 11/26/17 at 11:59pm pacific. Only applies to products sold and shipped by Amazon itself. This is a good idea for books that rarely go on sale, or have the same prices everywhere. These are the full terms/conditions.

Keep this coupon in mind when the Linsday Adler posing book goes live later on Saturday in The Gold Box.

Back to the Gold Box we go where Nikon Df fans (or Df-curious photographers) can get the paperback edition of the “Nikon Df (Expanded Guides)” by Jon Snow (oops, Jon Sparks) for $12.29, with free Prime shipping or with a $25+ order.

This has 240 pages, and it has “Look Inside” activated, so when you click on the main picture in the gallery, it will take you on a wild ride inside the book. This is handy because you can jump all over the book, it can give you a much better feel for the book than just the first few pages that we get with the Kindle sample.

Don’t you forget about us sings Barnes and Noble, we were selling books before iBooks and Kindles 😉 Coupon code DAYMAKER gets you 20% off a purchase of $50 at the Barnes and Noble website. The usual coupon exclusions apply.

But wait, there’s more! Barnes and Noble has over 100 leather bound Collectible Editions of various classics old and new, from Jane Austen to Star Wars and Dune and Alice in Wonderland and Lovecraft and more

Independently of the coupon, a redistribution of the old Apple Price Fixing e-Book Settlement is in progress, so if you find small store credits in your e-book seller accounts, this is probably it. They are stored as “gift cards”.

Strategically this is good for books and such that have the same price everywhere, whether they are big photography books or camera guides, or instructional guides. Publishers love having price control, so coupons like this are a good way to get a discount on books that are price fixed.

But wait, there’s more! Barnes and Noble has over 90 leather bound Collectible Editions of various classics old and new, from Jane Austen to Star Wars and Dune and Alice in Wonderland and Lovecraft and more!

A new coupon is running until Tuesday night at the Barnes and Noble website. If you buy two books on more in the same transaction, and spend $10+, you can get $5 off the order with coupon code STACKED. The usual exclusions apply. Pre-orders are also excluded from this particular coupon.

It is not clear whether you have to spend $10 _before_ the coupon, or _after_ the coupon. Their shopping cart will tell you for sure.

Independently of the coupon, a redistribution of the old Apple Price Fixing e-Book Settlement is in progress, so if you find small store credits in your e-book seller accounts, this is probably it. They are stored as “gift cards”.

Strategically this is good for books and such that have the same price everywhere, whether they are big photography books or camera guides, or instructional guides. Publishers love having price control, so coupons like this are a good way to get a discount on books that are price fixed.

But wait, there’s more! Barnes and Noble has over 90 leather bound Collectible Editions of various classics old and new, from Jane Austen to Star Wars and Dune and Alice in Wonderland and Lovecraft and more!

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